Bressan, 21, was recently linked with another Brazilian side, Santos, but with the Gunners knocking on the door, the young starlet could prefer a European move instead.

With a lack of competition in the centre-back role, Wenger believes his latest target can jump right into the squad and provide stiff competition for Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscielny, and Thomas Vermalen.

The English side wants to complete the move swiftly, but they will need to wait for the work permit to process to go through in order to get the results right away.